uberyk
11-23-2009, 11:13 PM
After being delayed an entire week because of a sudden bout with swine flu, I was finally able to get started on winterizing our cars.
Saturday - girlfriend`s 2005 Honda Civic in Taffeta White:
RainX-ed, conventional washed (I hate how white cars get that grey sludge stain), clayed (weirdly enough, not too many embedded contaminants) and did a 1 step polish.
The clear was soft enough where I was able to remove most of the light to medium-light swirls with just Menzerna PO106FA and the Uber Green Polish Pad combo. Used a 7424XP, firm pressure and slow passes.
This left a few of the deeper scratches that were begging for an orange/SIP combo but I decided to leave it at a 1 step as even that was a huge improvement over the state it used to be in (hadn`t been detailed in over two years).
Topped it off with three coats of thoroughly shaken Collonite 845.
Gave about 30-45 minutes between coats.
Total time spent not including the 845 applications, 8-9hours with a lunch and dinner break in between.
Overall I`m pretty happy with the way the car turned out. 845 was easy to apply and remove. The white definitely looks glossier and deeper but hard to say if it`s the 845 and not the polishing.
Protection and durability have yet to be seen as it`s remained in the covered parking lot since then.
Depending on how well the girlfriend maintains it :hm, I`ll consider doing a more thorough correction once the winter passes.
Tonight - my 2001 Audi A4 in Silver (henceforth to be referred to as Gretchen :2thumbs:)
RainX-ed, ONR, 1 coat of FK1000P (car was clayed and polished about 2-3 months ago although only the trunk lid is swirl free)
Total time: 2 hours
First time using FK1000P, was pleasantly surprised.
I had read so many horror stories about how hard(pun intended) this LSP was to apply and remove. But for me, a few twists with the foam pad and I was good to go. In fact the hardest part for me was trying to open the damn thing.
Even for removal it was much easier than I had expected. A few spots I caked on a bit much, but even those areas buffed out with just the slightest extra effort.
The areas where I managed to get a really thin layer buffed out almost effortlessly.
It was almost to the point where I was wondering if I had used enough product or let it sit long enough (applied over the entire car and then started to buff out).
But there was definitely a noticeable shine once I had buffed it all out and the metallic flakes were more noticeable than before. Don`t know if I`d say it POPPED but definitely an appreciable shine and gloss.
Now trying to decide how long to wait before another coat. I have to take the car to work so I`ll def have to wash it again before I go for the second coat. Wondering if going through all this again tomorrow and the day after is overkill (shooting for three coats or more) or if I should do it gradually. I`m planning on using ONR throughout the winter as long as it`s not a blizzard out. Is there a minimum temp where the FK starts acting funky?
Conclusion to this long pictureless post (if anyone even makes it this far :werd:):
First time using both Collonite 845 and FK1000P.
It`ll be interesting to see what the results are as to which lasts longer and protects better.
Feel free to make comments or suggestions. Questions are welcome as well although I`m still quite the n00b.
Saturday - girlfriend`s 2005 Honda Civic in Taffeta White:
RainX-ed, conventional washed (I hate how white cars get that grey sludge stain), clayed (weirdly enough, not too many embedded contaminants) and did a 1 step polish.
The clear was soft enough where I was able to remove most of the light to medium-light swirls with just Menzerna PO106FA and the Uber Green Polish Pad combo. Used a 7424XP, firm pressure and slow passes.
This left a few of the deeper scratches that were begging for an orange/SIP combo but I decided to leave it at a 1 step as even that was a huge improvement over the state it used to be in (hadn`t been detailed in over two years).
Topped it off with three coats of thoroughly shaken Collonite 845.
Gave about 30-45 minutes between coats.
Total time spent not including the 845 applications, 8-9hours with a lunch and dinner break in between.
Overall I`m pretty happy with the way the car turned out. 845 was easy to apply and remove. The white definitely looks glossier and deeper but hard to say if it`s the 845 and not the polishing.
Protection and durability have yet to be seen as it`s remained in the covered parking lot since then.
Depending on how well the girlfriend maintains it :hm, I`ll consider doing a more thorough correction once the winter passes.
Tonight - my 2001 Audi A4 in Silver (henceforth to be referred to as Gretchen :2thumbs:)
RainX-ed, ONR, 1 coat of FK1000P (car was clayed and polished about 2-3 months ago although only the trunk lid is swirl free)
Total time: 2 hours
First time using FK1000P, was pleasantly surprised.
I had read so many horror stories about how hard(pun intended) this LSP was to apply and remove. But for me, a few twists with the foam pad and I was good to go. In fact the hardest part for me was trying to open the damn thing.
Even for removal it was much easier than I had expected. A few spots I caked on a bit much, but even those areas buffed out with just the slightest extra effort.
The areas where I managed to get a really thin layer buffed out almost effortlessly.
It was almost to the point where I was wondering if I had used enough product or let it sit long enough (applied over the entire car and then started to buff out).
But there was definitely a noticeable shine once I had buffed it all out and the metallic flakes were more noticeable than before. Don`t know if I`d say it POPPED but definitely an appreciable shine and gloss.
Now trying to decide how long to wait before another coat. I have to take the car to work so I`ll def have to wash it again before I go for the second coat. Wondering if going through all this again tomorrow and the day after is overkill (shooting for three coats or more) or if I should do it gradually. I`m planning on using ONR throughout the winter as long as it`s not a blizzard out. Is there a minimum temp where the FK starts acting funky?
Conclusion to this long pictureless post (if anyone even makes it this far :werd:):
First time using both Collonite 845 and FK1000P.
It`ll be interesting to see what the results are as to which lasts longer and protects better.
Feel free to make comments or suggestions. Questions are welcome as well although I`m still quite the n00b.